Wlad should have been seriously warned and even possibly point deducted, what happened with working inside??? It was like watching MMA with constant holding . I want to hear you opinions and i dont want to hear kids with "arguments" you are a hater etc.
the holding Wlad did yesterday looked exactly like Lewis vs Tyson Lewis got warned for holding in the first rounds, Wlad also Wlad and Lewis had Manny Steward in thier corner, so probably they had instructions to hold and clinch, and therefore wear thier opponent down
I'm not puting blame on Wlad, he should do what ever referees allow him to do, but 16 clinches in one round its clinch every 11 seconds atsch it is to much!
Nobody is going to beat Wladimir right now, but his jab and grab style is terrible. Some will call it beautiful art. Mayweather, Hopkins (when he's not doing the same), Marquez...that's art. What Wladimir does is effective, sure, but it sucks to watch. I hate it.
Yes he clinches a lot but so do many other fighters. It's a legitimate tactic and skill that Steward has taught many fighters including Wlad and Lewis. What would you want Wlad to do trade in close with a shorter opponent? Reality is Wlad has no infighting skills and for him to fight a superior in fighter on the inside would be a recipe to get KO'ed. If he can get away with it then why not use it? As others have mentioned very little difference between what happened last night and what happened between Lewis and Tyson. Only difference is that occasionally Lewis would push or turn Tyson and look to fire back with an uppercut in close, something that Wlad lacks in his arsenal so would not be advisable for him to try.
He even clinched Byrd in the rematch when Byrd couldn't even reach him or hit hard enough. No need to clinch against an opponent who isn't turning up to win which isn't their fault of course and nothing they can do except for just getting the wins.
Its was an embarassing mismatch made even worse by Wlads "performance" Even the german crowd were booing within a round.
I said he is not to blame he should do what ever referees allow him to do, but dont tell me that referee should not tell him not to clinch if he does it more than 10 times!